PNP: Search for loose firearms will continue
By Marlon Ramos
And the search goes on. The Philippine National Police (PNP) will continue to look for over 400,000 loose firearms all over the country even after the election gun ban ends on June 12.
And the search goes on. The Philippine National Police (PNP) will continue to look for over 400,000 loose firearms all over the country even after the election gun ban ends on June 12.
Police on Wednesday arrested seven people and seized guns and illegal drugs in nine raids in different towns and cities in Pangasinan.
NAGA CITY—Four unlicensed firearms and ammunition were seized on Tuesday from two persons in Placer, Masbate. Senior Superintendent Arnold Albis, head of the Special Task Force Masbate, said a shotgun and revolver were seized from the house of a Chucky Tinapay in Barangay (village) Villa Inocencio in Placer. Albis said police also disarmed [...]
Over 40,000 licensed gun owners are in danger of getting blacklisted for giving wrong home address, the chief of the Philippine National Police official said Wednesday.
Over 30 firearms were confiscated four days after the implementation of the Commission on Elections total gun ban, a Philippine National Police official said Thursday.
Arsenio “Boy” Evangelista, whose son was killed by the notorious Dominguez carjacking group, said Tuesday that the Commission on Election’s total gun ban may result in a higher crime rate.
The signing of a peace covenant on Sunday among Samar candidates in this city was marred by a shooting incident that killed three people.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has already identified the possible shooter of 7-year-old Stephanie Nicole Ella but said the person cannot be charged yet because the firearm cannot be located, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said.
Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. on Sunday said the start of the nationwide gun ban “does not suspend” the rights of the people, reminding the public to assert their rights at all times.
Senate Majority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, who described himself as a “favorite whipping boy” of some people, wants members of the Senate to be included in the list of those who should be allowed to possess and carry licensed firearms.
Cavite Provincial Prosecutor Emmanuel Velasco on Monday said he will not inhibit from the formal investigation of the man behind the shooting spree in Kawit, Cavite that left several people dead.
Senator Loren Legarda is pushing for a tighter gun control, stressing that civilians should not be allowed to carry firearms.
The police have started subjecting to ballistic tests 37 .45 cal. pistols to determine if the bullet which hit 7-year-old Stephanie Nicole Ella came from one of them, a police official said Sunday.
